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rjschwarz
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RE: Safe Explosions (Is there such a thing?)

I should imagine almost any program will allow you to add on layer ontop of another. If you've got that you can search out explosions on the internet ...

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RE: Safe Explosions (Is there such a thing?)

Gunpowder is inherently unsafe. When in doubt use CGI. I don't think anyones ever been hurt by a CGI blast before. RJSchwarz San Diego, CA

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RE: How Long Should a Fight Scene Last?

Consider making it two fights. The first one the rebels fail and are forced to withdraw. Added tension, will they survive. The bad guys follow up only...

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RE: Rights to Songs

The Disney Corporation is fighting to extend their right to Mickey Mouse to prevent him becoming available to everyone once the 75 years (or whatever ...

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RE: How Long Should a Fight Scene Last?

Interesting Mark, I wonder if your reaction would have been different if it was one of the British beaches. I felt an immediate connection with the Ya...

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RE: How Long Should a Fight Scene Last?

I would suggest the PHANTOM MENACE style of mixing at least one other plot-line so that you can cut back and forth and releave our build tension in ed...

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RE: how do you prepare a screenplay?

I haven't figured out a consistant style yet on how I write screenplays. I tend to start with the theme and a plot that explores that theme. Sometimes...

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RE: How Long Should a Fight Scene Last?

That's a good question. I can tell when its too long but don't know where the cut-off point is. For example THEY LIVE had a fight scene that went on t...

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RE: how do you prepare a screenplay?

If you write a prequel/sequel the odds of it being made are pretty low. However its not a bad idea for a writing sample (one amung many samples) as th...

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RE: Catching good sound in a crowd

In most movies the club is silent and music and crowd noise added in later so that you can get clean sound for your dialogue. If that's not possible y...

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RE: Decisions

quote:?i?If I go to film school i can get a job in film if my movies don't work out as I plan. Why do you think film school will help you get a j...

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RE: Zombie Movie Techniques

I'm just thinking about a crack I made yesterday about George Lucas not taking a dump without SFX. Actually works both ways but might be a big funnier...

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RE: Zombie Movie Techniques

I use SFX for special effects, I hope I'm not misusing it. Guess I better spell it out from this point on just to be clear. RJSchwarz San Diego, C...

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RE: Safe Explosions (Is there such a thing?)

An old fashioned mousetrap buried in the sand and rigged with a string can make an effective bullet hit in the dirt. Not much of an explosion but a si...

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RE: how to make fake crowds

In Gladiator they filled a pie-slice section of the stands with extras and then just duped that section next to itself over and over until they filled...

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